Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Acting
Cage's whispered desperation — his best dramatic work in years.
Practical Effects
Crushingly authentic rubble sets, no green screen cop-outs.
Editing
Tight cross-cuts between trapped men and frantic families.
Director
Oliver Stone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno visited set, giving Cage and Peña their actual crushed helmets.
Stone fought studio pressure to include more 'patriotic' imagery; his restraint was controversial in 2006.
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